Posts by Neo

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Los Angeles Times new article about bloodless surgery and the Witnesses :-(

by Neo in

the following is a predominantly favorable article on witnesses and bloodless surgery.

it's lengthy, but there are a couple of things the dubs will feel uncomfortable with.

neo

Neo

Nice post, Aude!

I think I'm adopting a 'Balanced' view of blood.

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Los Angeles Times new article about bloodless surgery and the Witnesses :-(

by Neo in

the following is a predominantly favorable article on witnesses and bloodless surgery.

it's lengthy, but there are a couple of things the dubs will feel uncomfortable with.

neo

Neo

is this jw forum well known? Jehovah's Witnesses health website, http://www.noblood.org .
i had never heard of it.

I've heard of it a few times before but have never seen a discussion about its existence among ex-dubs. We kinda simply ignore it.

So, who moderates it? Is it the closest we get to a WT approved discussion board?

Neo

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article in LA times today and official jw blood forum

by candidlynuts in

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Neo

Please check the other thread:

Los Angeles Times new article about bloodless surgery and the Witnesses

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Elders Wives

by Octavia in

jw
friends

ever wonder how some of those brothers wrote such elloquent talks?

i just found out ( puternut told me) their wives wrote them for them.

that must be why they always clapped so loud for their husbands!

Neo

I think they also underline the WT study for their husbands...

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Current Favorite Movie Quote

by CinemaBlend in

"god is just an imaginary friend for adults.

" - morgan freeman, the big bounce

Neo

Hi Winston, nice to see you back and posting.

You watched 1984, didn't you?

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Los Angeles Times new article about bloodless surgery and the Witnesses :-(

by Neo in

the following is a predominantly favorable article on witnesses and bloodless surgery.

it's lengthy, but there are a couple of things the dubs will feel uncomfortable with.

neo

Neo

bttt = back to the top

I may put it back to the top of the Active Topics list later so people in different time zones can read it. A topic gets buried pretty quickly in our busy board.

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riddle

by mamas in

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friends

i am not alive .

he that sent me became king.

he who received me died.

Los Angeles Times new article about bloodless surgery and the Witnesses :-(

by Neo in

the following is a predominantly favorable article on witnesses and bloodless surgery.

it's lengthy, but there are a couple of things the dubs will feel uncomfortable with.

neo

NOTE! 1 Cor 4:6 Don't go beyod things written

by peacefulpete in

1 cor 4:6 is a favorite verse for the wt.

they of course have extended the application to include not just the bible but also the rulebooks and written interpretations that they have produced.

i myself have been suspiciously viewed when referring to older publications that the local elders were unfamiliar with, being reminded not to "go beyond what is written".

Neo

It could be one of the three:

1) A scribal "operational" instruction that made its way into the text;

2) A later editorial interpolation;

3) As Euripedes has said, it may be a reference to an OT theme of preserving the scriptures, as found in the deuteronomic passages he quoted.

If the latter is the case, 1Co 4:6 also resonates what is found in Proverbs 30:5,6.

Every word of God is flawless;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Do not add to his words,
or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

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WTS Official Spin on monthly Awake: 'More emphasis on the Bible!'

by Neo in

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friends

the march 2005 kingdom ministry brings up a full article about the awake only being published once a month, starting january 2006. .

but the fun thing is the roundabout way this change is announced.

knowing that the news would be a bitter pill to swallow (there should be a 'speeding up' of the preaching work, not a downsizing), the watchtower only announces the move to monthly publishing by the end of the article.

Neo

This is a translation of the Kingdom Ministry article from Portuguese to English that Observador has provided us. An actual scan of the English edition would be much appreciated.

1 The first issue of Golden Age was published on October 1st, 1919. That magazine became an invaluable tool in the preaching work. Why? Because it was designed especially for the public. The case of Watchtower was different, as it was viewed for many as designed for the "little flock". (Luke 23:32) The publishers react with so much enthusiasm to the new publication that, for a long time, the circulation of Awake! was far greater than that of Watchtower.
2 Awake! magazine was published to show people that the real solution to mankind's problems is the Millennial Kingdom of Christ, which will truly bring about a "golden age" to mankind. In the following decades, several adjustments were made to Golden Age to meet the different requirements of the changing times. In 1937, the name of the magazine was changed to Consolation. In 1946 it became Awake!, name by which is known to this day.
3 Since the beginning, that magazine has greatly contributed to the great witnessing given starting from 1919. (Mat. 24:14) However, due to the urgency of our times, it seems sensible to make further adjustments to Awake!.
4 Millions of people like to read Awake! because it has a captivating way of dealing with an ample variety of subjects of non religious nature. There is no doubt that the majority of those who attend the Memorial are regular readers of Awake!. Nevertheless, one who hopes to be preserved in the "day of Jehovah's wrath" needs to be helped to do more than simply be a regular reader of our publications. - Sop. 2:3; Rev. 14:6,7.
5 In view of that, starting from January 2006, Awake! will start giving more emphasis to the Kingdom of God. It will encourage readers in a more direct way to cling to the Bible for a solution to the problems, and will stress more clearly the biblical explanation of current events. That way, the readers will better understand the current events and perhaps be moved to learn more about Jehovah by what they read. - Zac. 8:23.
6 Awake! will continue to feature articles of general interest. However, it will give more emphasis to the Bible. (1 Tes. 2:13) Since Watchtower contains deep biblical information and Awake! will feature more articles of biblical nature, it doesn't seem necessary to continue to publish Awake! semimonthly. So, starting from the January 2006 issue, Awake! magazine will be published monthly. It will be a considerable simplification in preparation, translation and delivery of our publications.
7 This change will affect about 40% of the languages in which Awake! is published, since in the majority of languages it is already a monthly or quarterly publication. There will be no change in the publication of Watchtower.
8 Publishers will be able to offer the Awake! of the month along with any issue of Watchtower of the same month. Those who prefer calling attention to Awake! will be able to use the same issue during all month without having to change presentation every 15 days, as it is today.
9 Since its first issue, in 1919, the magazine known as Golden Age, Consolation and now Awake! has played an important role in the preaching work. We pray that Jehovah continues to bless the distribution of that magazine in its new form and that it helps even more people of all 'nations, tribes, peoples and tongues' to look to the Kingdom of God as their only hope. - Rev. 7:9